Leaders from all avenues of the fishing business in Minnesota gathered to talk about the issues, economic impact and future generations of anglers in the state in the first Minnesota Fishing Summit
The governor said the plan to issue direct checks to about 2.7 million households was still 'very much alive' though Senate and House tax plans left out the proposal.
State officials on Monday, May 2, rolled out a timeline for the payments and said business owners could see credits for tax overpayments credited to them within 10 days. Lawmakers approved and the governor signed into law a $3.4 billion approving the payments last week.
The governor on Wednesday slammed legislative leaders for failing to reach an agreement when the state had a $9.25 billion budget surplus to resolve some of its top issues.
State and federal lawmakers, as well as the state's agriculture commissioner and director of the state Board of Animal Health, came to Kandiyohi County on Tuesday to speak to area poultry producers and industry officials about how the avian flu has impacted them. Discussion was also had on how the state has been responding to the latest outbreak.
Fundraising numbers for the first quarter of 2022 were released by the state Campaign Finance Board on Friday, April 15. They offer an early look into where candidates stand in the contest for governor and other races. Minnesota candidates are required by law to submit regular reports on fundraising during election years.
According to the returns, the Walzes paid $22,111 in federal taxes and $7,885 in state taxes. That means the couple paid an effective tax rate of about 19%.
Despite cautious optimism that the virus will remain at managable lows, University of Minnesota infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm said it's still possible there could be another surge of the virus in Minnesota and the U.S.
